not Pygmalion likely
English
Etymology
A reference to the then-scandalous use of the phrase "not bloody likely" in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.
Interjection
- (informal, euphemistic, humorous) not likely; under no circumstances; absolutely not
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